The Needs of the Future and the Constraints of the Past

The first task of this chapter is to analyze the current pattern
and content of social studies, with particular attention to how
they evolved. This will include examination of citizenship as the
dominant goal of social studies and the relationship of history and
government, the principal subject areas, to the goal of citizenship.

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Irving MorrissettEducational Resources Information CenterE-mail AuthorIRVING MORRISSETT is the director of the Clearinghouse for Social Studies/Social Science education at the Educational Resources Information Center.